BBC R3 Lossless Stream

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(02-08-2017 18:03)simoncn Wrote:  The new 0.7.0.2 version of the prototype might work for this but there is no way I can confirm this before the 6th.

The binaural stream is in MP4/AAC fragmented format. Many players (including the Linn DS) are unable to play a fragmented stream. A workaround is to transcode the stream to WAV or WAV24.

I tested the Proms binaural stream yesterday with the 0.7.0.2 prototype, using the players I tested the last time (all are able to play the BBC's R3 FLAC stream with the prototype without needing to transcode to WAV):
Pioneer N-50*
Denon DNP-F109*
Google Chromecast Audio (UPnP to Google Cast bridge provided by the BubbleUPnP Android app)
Samsung F6400 TV
openhome.org's OpenHome Player (running on a Raspberry Pi 2, under Raspbian Jessie Lite)
foobar2000 with the UPnP renderer provided by the foo_upnp plugin (on a Windows 10 laptop)

* As with the FLAC stream, these streamers required the stream's URL to have a .aac suffix, in order for them to recognise it as playable - so similarly sorted out by adding the aac audio type as the additional audio info in the playlist entry.

Only the Chromecast Audio and the Samsung F6400 TV were able to play the fragmented AAC format, but were all able to do so when it was transcoded to WAV.